Public hearing to discuss the proposed regulation #6-349 from the Pennsylvania Department of Education on charter schools and cyber charter schools

Senate Education Committee 

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 | 10 a.m.

North Office Building, Hearing Room 1


Agenda

Public hearing to discuss the proposed regulation #6-349 from the Pennsylvania Department of Education on charter schools and cyber charter schools

Schedule

10:00 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.

Opening remarks

Senator Scott Martin, Majority Chair, Education Committee
Senator Lindsey Williams, Minority Chair, Education Committee

10:05 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Panel #1

Dr. Sherri Smith, Acting Deputy Secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Pennsylvania Department of Education

Adam Schott, Special Assistant to the Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Education

Jess Sites, Director, Bureau of Budget and Fiscal Management, Pennsylvania Department of Education

Julie Kane, Policy Director, Pennsylvania Department of Education         

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Panel #2

Tina Chekan, Chief Executive Officer, Propel Charter Schools – Testimony, Testimony 1, Testimony 2

Lawrence F. Jones Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School – Testimony

Dr. Renee Gordon, Chief Administrative Officer, Charter School for Excellence – Testimony

Roberto Datorre, Executive Vice President of Operations, Commonwealth Charter Academy – Testimony 1, Testimony 2

Eileen Cannistraci, Chief Executive Officer, Insight Cyber Charter School – Testimony

Jane Swan, Chief Executive Officer, Reach Cyber Charter School – Testimony

12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Panel #3

Allison S. Petersen, Esq., Levin Legal Group, Pennsylvania School Boards Association – Testimony 1, Testimony 2

Dr. Andrew L. Armagost, Director of Advocacy and Analytics, Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials – Testimony

1:00 p.m.

Adjournment

Additional Testimony

Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools – Testimony

Education Law Center – Testimony

The Public Cyber Charter School Association – Testimony

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